How Many People Are Named Shanaya?
An estimated 3,009 people in the United States have the first name Shanaya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Shanaya peaked in popularity in 2016 with 234 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shanaya as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Shanaya paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Shanaya is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 15, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
3,009
About 1 in 113,910 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2016
234 births
Total Registered
3,052
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shanaya
Shanaya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,052 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shanaya as a female name
Ranked #2,107 in 2024
91 female births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (234 births)
Shanaya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shanaya span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,368 babies were registered. While Shanaya is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Shanaya by Decade
How has Shanaya tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Shanaya by State
Birth registrations for Shanaya span all 19 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Minnesota, Louisiana, Indiana. On average, about 94 Shanayas were registered per state.
Shanaya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shanaya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Shanaya
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Shanaya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shanaya?
We estimate approximately 3,009 people named Shanaya are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 113,910 Americans share this first name.
Is Shanaya a common name?
Shanaya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,052 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shanaya most popular?
Shanaya reached peak popularity in 2016, when 234 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shanaya is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shanaya a female name?
Shanaya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shanaya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shanaya Smith, Shanaya Johnson, Shanaya Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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